What is the life expectancy at birth for female Koreans?

What is the life expectancy at birth for female Koreans?

• A. 81.2 years
• B. 87.2 years
• C. 51,966,948
• D. 2.83/1000

Answer: (B)

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality rates stayed the same. In Korea, women live longer on average than men, so the female life expectancy at birth is in the upper 80s. About 87.2 years matches this pattern and aligns with recent data showing Korean women living into their late 80s. The other numbers aren’t lifetime expectations: 81.2 is lower and not typical for female life expectancy in Korea; 51,966,948 is a population figure; 2.83/1000 is a crude death rate, not a lifespan projection.

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality rates stayed the same. In Korea, women live longer on average than men, so the female life expectancy at birth is in the upper 80s. About 87.2 years matches this pattern and aligns with recent data showing Korean women living into their late 80s. The other numbers aren’t lifetime expectations: 81.2 is lower and not typical for female life expectancy in Korea; 51,966,948 is a population figure; 2.83/1000 is a crude death rate, not a lifespan projection.